Lambrusco: Ancient Vine, Modern Passion
Staff Writer - May 31, 2009

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Organization Chart of the Modena Chapter of AIS

• Chair:
   Sommelier, Luigi Carnevali
• Vice Chairs:
   Sommelier, Fabio Grazia
   Sommelier, Adriano Rioli

The Modena chapter of the Associazione Italiana Sommeliers, (AIS, or Italian Association of Sommeliers), in collaboration with the Municipality of Carpi and the Accademia Italiana della Cucina (Italian Cuisine Academy), is organizing a two-day event dedicated exclusively to Lambrusco, the native vine most representative of the history, terroir, and culture of the Emilian part of the Padana valley, especially in the provinces of Modena and Reggio Emilia.

Lambrusco, vitigno antico, passione moderna

Below please find the program provided by the Modena chapter of the Associazione Italiana Sommeliers.

  • Saturday, June 13, 2009, 4PM
    Carpi, Auditorium della Biblioteca Multimediale Loria, via R. Pio 1.
    "Lambrusco: Ancient Vine, Modern Passion"
    Convention introduced by Carpi's mayor, Enrico Campedelli, assisted by the chair of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina, Lauro Benetti, and the director of the Associazione Cittą del Vino (Cities of Wine Association), Paolo Benvenuti.
    In addition, the national president of the Italian Association of Sommeliers, Terenzio Medri, will present the historic and philosophical profile of the Lambrusco.
    The convention will close with a speech by the National President of the Italian Cuisine Academy, Giovanni Ballarini.
    The list of speakers includes the following experts and themes:
    • Alfredo Pelle, journalist
      Coordinator
    • Giovanni Marzi, historian
      Storia del vitigno lambrusco
      (History of the Lambrusco Vine)
    • Pierluigi Sciolette, President of the Consorzio Marchio Storico dei Lambruschi Modenesi (Consortium of the Historic Brands of Lambruscos from Modena)
      Come promuovere il Lambrusco (How to Promote Lambrusco)
    • Terenzio Medri, AIS' National President
      Sommeliers e vino (Sommeliers and Wine)
    • Giuseppe Benelli, Professor of Language Philosophy at the University of Genoa:
      Lambrusco, identitą frizzante dell'Emilia (Lambrusco, Sparkling Identity of the Emila Region)
    • Sandro Cavicchioli, Regional President of Assoenologi (Association of Italian Enologists):
      Tecniche di produzione del Lambrusco (Techniques for the Production of Lambrusco)
    • Giovanna Guidetti, Chef at the Osteria La Fefa:
      Utilizzo e abbinamento in cucina (Use and Pairing in the Kitchen)

  • Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2009, 6PM to 8PM
    Carpi, Loggia del Cortile d'Onore di Palazzo Pio
    Tasting of Lambrusco DOC

    Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, 2009, from 6 to 8PM, inside the prestigious Honor Court of Palazzo Pio, a group of 40 sommeliers of Emilian chapter of AIS, will pour various types of Lambrusco DOC, from the typical Modenese to that from Reggio Emilia, Mantua and the Lambrusco from the Parma Hills.
    The tasting tables are open to the public and participation is free of charge.
    The Lambruscos poured during the two-day event are produced by wineries associated with the following consortiums.


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